Agave

Family: Lilaceae Species: Agave Shawii

Health concerns surrounding the use of refined sugar and other high-glycemic sweeteners continue to multiply. Obesity, Type2 diabetes in children and adult-onset diabetes have become growing health concerns. Millions of consumers are cutting sugar and other empty carbohydrates from their diets in order to shed pounds.

Intelligent Nutrients^® 100% Certified Organic Agave is the perfect sweetening option for those concerned with sugar in their diet or with cutting empty carbohydrates. Agave, sourced from the cactus-like agave plant in Mexico, is an organic, plant-derived sweetener with a glycemic index of only 11. (The glycemic index assigns normal carbohydrate glucose the number 100. Generally, the lower the glycemic index, the less impact a particular food will have on blood sugar levels.) Formerly a favorite food of the Aztecs, agave is high in fructose rather than glucose, which allows it to be absorbed slowly into the blood stream, avoiding the “rush” often associated with refined sugar. Agave is 50% sweeter than white table sugar, so less of it is needed in recipes calling for sugar. Intelligent Nutrients agave is thinner than honey and will not harden in the bottle.